PMW's Franklyn Quiteh named to AFCA All-American team

Friday, Franklyn Quiteh could be named the Division II player of the year.

Monday, the Pocono Mountain West graduate became a first-team All-American.

The Bloomsburg junior running back and three-time All-American Brandon Williams of Missouri Southern headline the 2012 American Football Coaches Association All-American team.

The AFCA has been selecting All-America teams since 1945 and selects teams in all five of its levels (FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA) by vote of college coaches from across the country.

Quiteh, one of three finalists for Friday's Harlon Hill Award, led the nation in rushing )2,121 yards), touchdowns (24) and rushing yards per game (176.75) while leading the Huskies to a 10-2 record. He's rushed for more than 100 yards in 17 straight games, and with 5,328 career yards and 58 touchdowns, he is on pace to shatter the PSAC career marks for both categories.

Quiteh is one of three PSAC players on the team. West Chester sophomore linebacker Ronell Williams and California senior defensive back Rontez Miles were named to the defensive squad.

Miles is one of four repeaters from the 2011 team including Brandon Williams, a defensive lineman who forced five fumbles, recorded 8.5 sacks and had 16.5 tackles for loss. He is the third player to earn three straight AFCA Division II All-America honors.

The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's nine districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.